Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 36.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Greece, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.54
|
$1.84
BIF5,424
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
$3.69
BIF10,896
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.97
|
$0.49
BIF1,453
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.66
BIF1,941
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
$0.73
BIF2,147
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.00
|
$6.06
BIF17,888
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.71
|
$2.75
BIF8,122
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.83
|
$2.05
BIF6,046
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.02
|
$3.19
BIF9,412
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$2.64
BIF7,789
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.22
BIF649
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.66
BIF1,947
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.44
BIF1,298
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.22
BIF649
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.26
BIF779
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.19
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.27
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,963.26
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.16
|
?? |
pay 63.1% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.25
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€499.30
|
$289.31
BIF853,612
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€373.46
|
$73.09
BIF215,660
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€167.28
|
?? | |
pay 3.6% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€393.37
|
$105.93
BIF312,547
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,029.90
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,254,732
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.19
|
$1.23
BIF3,632
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$2.95
BIF8,717
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
$2.43
BIF7,155
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.39
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.40
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.64
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.17
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.96
|
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